mprint launches mlabel Gen3 UV inkjet hybrid press

mlabel UV inkjet presses – and other machine derivatives developed by mprint – have a maximum print speed of up to 75m/min with a native resolution of 600 x 600 DPI, plus gray scales. mlabel machines print, laminates and die-cut in a single pass.

The mlabel Gen3 allows print widths from 108-324mm (4.25-12.75in) and single to multi-color printing (seven or more). Custom machines with print widths of 432mm (17in) and above are also available. 

The base machine will have a standard mechanical width of 330mm (13in) but does not have to be outfitted with a print engine of the full print width from the beginning. This allows a technology adopter to start with a lower cost system and expand the print engine in the future, according to mprint, adding capacity without having to purchase a new machine.

Aside from being equipped with CMYK+W, the machine shown at Labelexpo Europe 2017 will present what is claimed as the first fully integrated digital cold foiling unit, available as an option, allowing not only to generate metallic effects on labels and packaging in a single pass, but also to customize these effects with every print.

This state-of-the-art module has been developed in cooperation with Leonhard Kurz using its Digital Metal UV ink technology.

Especially suited for wine and spirit labels, cosmetics and other high value label and packaging applications, the integration of cold foiling into the digital workflow will give brand owners ‘drastically’ more possibilities to enhance their products, it is claimed.  

Different print head technologies can be used together to adapt the machine to the customer’s requirement, and the machine can be equipped with an array of color options of the digital print engine – CMYK+W+OV+G plus/or spot colors or spot varnishes, etc – as well as analog options like flexo print stations.

Read L&L's comprehensive Labelexpo Europe 2017 preview in issue 4